Cardboard and pallet fire damages Worcester building

WORCESTER — A stubborn fire in bales of cardboard and pallets damaged the siding on a commercial building at 25 Kansas St. Saturday.

Deputy Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell said one firefighter suffered an eye injury, which was treated at the fire scene. He said firefighters were called out Saturday evening to a fire outside at Star Scrap at 25 Kansas St. The first firefighters to arrive found heavy bales of cardboard and pallets burning next to the building, causing the siding on the building and plastic containers to melt. The first attempts to fight the fire were blocked by problems with a hydrant, but water was brought in from another hydrant.

Chief Gardell said an employee of the business assisted firefighters using a loader to rip apart the bales so that the fire could be extinguished.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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